The river Bosna – a neglected gem of Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 22, 2022 | Read more
A new survey on fish and other aquatic animals confirms the river should be protected, not dammed.
As Serbia modernises its waste collection, the people who keep the country’s cities clean and green should not be left behind.
With the clock ticking on humanity’s need to cut global emissions, the European Commission’s proposal to label fossil gas and nuclear power ‘sustainable investments’ will undermine the effort to expand renewables and step up energy efficiency. As EU governments and the European Parliament currently examining the so-called EU Taxonomy, policymakers in Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Czechia have already welcomed the text.
With the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) set to review its Energy Sector Strategy, a letter coordinated by the NGO Forum on ADB on behalf of more than 40 civil society groups asked for more information about the process and called for meaningful consultations.
Towards a people-powered, green transformation in Almaty
February 16, 2022 | Read more
The EBRD must move away from its carbon tunnel vision and widen its perspective on all impacts of climate investments in cities
Last week the Republika Srpska parliament adopted a new law on renewable energy that will help to stem the ongoing boom of highly damaging small hydropower plants. This puts it ahead of many of the region’s governments in changing the rules on renewables support.